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If I Were in Charge of the World MAG
(Apologies to Judith Viorst)
If I were in charge of the world
My favorite flip-flops would never wear out.
There would be no books of poems with the
last page missing,
No hairy spiders to hide in the corners.
If I were in charge of the world
I would have a never-ending string of puddles
to jump in,
And mothers would never scold their children
for tracking mud halfway down the hall.
If I were in charge of the world
There would never be hungry but always satisfied,
Except in the classroom, where
There would be endless shelves of books to feed
voracious minds.
I would find a way to make it easier
For everyone to understand that sometimes the same
stars can make
multiple constellations,
And that Archimedes was right:
You can move the world if only you have a lever and
a place to stand.
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Awesome!
I love how you write, it's not silly (like Judith's) and not boring (like many many others) Keep up the good work
(Yes I read If I Was In Charge of the World)
Wow! This is beautifully simple. I love how you took all the little annoyances in life, instead of going too deep. And the last line was a perfect though-inducing clincher to a wonderful poem!
Keep your pencils sharp!
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The good: This was awesome! I tagged it as a favorite! I loved that you didn't get deep or political or religious - instead you looked at the everyday things that you would change to make the world better. I especially loved the quote. :)
The bad: I truthfully can't think of anything!
The random: The apology was strange. Was there a reason for it?
You have been inspected by J7X :)
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Nice, is there any way you can continue on this?
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Favorite Quote:
If you live to be one hundred, I want to live to be one hundred minus one day, so that I'll never have to live without you. -Winnie the Pooh
very beautiful, it made me smile :)
I agree with everything you mentioned, i think if you were in charge of the world, it would be a very happy place:)